Hyundai Motor Group jointly hosts banquet honoring Olympic archery team
Published: 27 Aug. 2024, 19:45
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- CHO YONG-JUN
- cho.yongjun1@joongang.co.kr
![Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair and head of the Korea Archery Association Euisun Chung talks to Korean national archery team athletes at the banquet hosted by the Hyundai Motor Group and Korea Archery Association on Tuesday at the Grand Walkerhill Seoul in Gwangjn District, eastern Seoul. [HYUNDAI MOTOR GROUP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/08/27/ab92dc31-4f90-4d6d-b275-be9a672d8b5a.jpg)
Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair and head of the Korea Archery Association Euisun Chung talks to Korean national archery team athletes at the banquet hosted by the Hyundai Motor Group and Korea Archery Association on Tuesday at the Grand Walkerhill Seoul in Gwangjn District, eastern Seoul. [HYUNDAI MOTOR GROUP]
Hyundai Motor Group and Korea Archery Association jointly hosted a banquet Tuesday to celebrate the stellar performance of the Korean national archery team, delivering prize money and vehicles for the members.
The banquet held at the Grand Walkerhill Seoul in Gwangjin District, eastern Seoul, brought together six athletes — Kim Woo-jin, Kim Je-deok, Lee Woo-seok, Jeon Hun-young, Lim Si-hyeon and Na Su-hyeon — alongside Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung, archery national team head coach Hong Seung-jin and some 300 guests, including support staffs and former medalists.
"The Korean archery team delighted the public and been praised for their decent, considerate attitude and fair system that others can recognize as the process for their great results, on top of the number of medals they won," Chung, who also serves as the head of the Korea Archery Association, said.
![Euisun Chung, Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair and head of the Korea Archery Association speaks at the banquet hosted by the Hyundai Motor Group and Korea Archery Association on Tuesday at the Grand Walkerhill Seoul in Gwangjn District, eastern Seoul. [HYUNDAI MOTOR GROUP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/08/27/736561cf-178d-44f3-aa2a-f89839f8aec4.jpg)
Euisun Chung, Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair and head of the Korea Archery Association speaks at the banquet hosted by the Hyundai Motor Group and Korea Archery Association on Tuesday at the Grand Walkerhill Seoul in Gwangjn District, eastern Seoul. [HYUNDAI MOTOR GROUP]
The six archery athletes won all five gold medals at the Paris Olympics, including the Women’s team, Men’s team, Mixed team, Women’s individual and Men’s individual.
Former weightlifting medalist and second vice minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Jang Mi-ran and Hyundai Motor CEO Chang Jae-hoon, Kia CEO Song Ho-sung and other Hyundai Motor Group executives were present at the event.
BY CHO YONG-JUN [cho.yongjun1@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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